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‘My Wife Introduced Me to the Concept’- Alexis Ohanian Gives Serena Williams Credit for His New Investment

Published 05/10/2022, 1:30 PM EDT

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Olympia Ohanian is the lifeline of Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian. The sweet gestures by both the parents make this very obvious. Going along the same lines, the husband of Serena Williams, Alexis Ohanian, has taken a significant step. He is promoting a new technology that is highly effective for the safety and well-being of the kids.

Alexis makes an investment in a child-care company

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Alexis Ohanian, founder of Reddit, an investor, and an entrepreneur. Moreover, he has invested in a lot of significant and socially uplifting projects. He took to his Instagram to make an announcement. Alexis made an investment of 3 million dollars in a company called ‘Anja Health’. Kathryn Cross, the founder, centered the company around freezing umbilical cord and placenta.

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It is for using their stem cells for future treatment purposes.

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How did Serena Williams affect this move?

Alexis Ohanian made people aware of it. He gave his wife, Serena Williams, for introducing him to this concept. He stated, “Admittedly, I had no idea what cord blood banking was until 5 years ago, when my wife introduced me to the concept before our daughter was born. Basically it is the process of securely and safely storing the cord blood (the umbilical cord and blood after a baby is born) so those critically important stem cells can be saved for future new use for the baby or a sibling.

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He announced through his Instagram, “Today we are proud to announce our investment in @anja.health, a company whose mission is to create affordable access to cord blood banking”.

Serena leading by example

Both the parents have focused on the health and proper well-being of their daughter, Olympia. Serena Williams herself plays tennis with her daughter. She spends quality time with her which gives her a strong upbringing. Serena leads by example and has shown her resilience both on and off the court. The player has dropped a hint of her playing the Wimbledon this year.

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Shivali Sharma

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Shivali Sharma is a tennis author at EssentiallySports. She has pursued her Master's in history from Himachal University, but her love for the game has driven her to write about tennis. Shivali is a huge fan of Naomi Osaka and admires Osaka not only for her on-court performances, but also for her off-court actions.
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Deepakshi Chaudhary